Relatively Free Nilpotent Torsion-Free Groups and Their Lie Algebras

Let K be a field of characteristic zero. For a torsion-free finitely generated nilpotent group G, we naturally associate four finite dimensional nilpotent Lie algebras over K, ? _K (G), grad^(?)(? _K (G)), grad^(g)(exp ? _K (G)), and L _K (G). Let 𝔗 _c be a torsion-free variety of nilpotent groups of class at most c. For a positive integer n, with n ≥ 2, let F _n (𝔗 _c ) be the relatively free group of rank n in 𝔗 _c . We prove that ? _K (F _n (𝔗 _c )) is relatively free in some variety of nilpotent Lie algebras, and ? _K (F _n (𝔗 _c )) ? L _K (F _n (𝔗 _c )) ? grad^(?)(? _K (F _n (𝔗 _c ))) ? grad^(g)(exp ? _K (F _n (𝔗 _c ))) as Lie algebras in a natural way. Furthermore, F _n (𝔗 _c ) is a Magnus nilpotent group. Let G ₁ and G ₂ be torsion-free finitely generated nilpotent groups which are quasi-isometric. We prove that if G ₁ and G ₂ are relatively free of finite rank, then they are isomorphic. Let L be a relatively free nilpotent Lie algebra over ? of finite rank freely generated by a set X. Give on L the structure of a group R, say, by means of the Baker–Campbell–Hausdorff formula, and let H be the subgroup of R generated by the set X. We show that H is relatively free in some variety of nilpotent groups; freely generated by the set X, H is Magnus and L ? ?_?(H) ? L _?(H) as Lie algebras. For relatively free residually torsion-free nilpotent groups, we prove that ? _K and L _K are isomorphic as Lie algebras. We also give an example of a finitely generated Magnus nilpotent group G, not relatively free, such that ?_?(G) is not isomorphic to L _?(G) as Lie algebras.     

Contact and Frobenius solvable Lie algebras with abelian nilradical

The aim of this work is to characterize the families of Frobenius (respectively, contact) solvable Lie algebras that satisfies the following condition: 𝔤 = 𝔥?V, where 𝔥?𝔤𝔩(V), |dim V?dim 𝔤|≤1 and NilRad(𝔤) = V, V being a finite dimensional vector space. In particular, it is proved that every complex Frobenius solvable Lie algebra is decomposable, whereas that in the real case there are only two indecomposable Frobenius solvable Lie algebras.     

Formal Expansion of Harish-Chandra Homomorphism

Abstract

Let 𝔤 be a complex semisimple Lie algebra with adjoint group G and let 𝔥 be a Cartan subalgebra of 𝔤. Let Â(𝔤) and Â(𝔥) denote the algebra of differential operators with formal power series coefficients on 𝔤 and 𝔥 respectively. We construct a subalgebra A _𝔤 of Â(𝔤) containing all the pull-backs of the differential operators in G attached to any element x in 𝔤. We also consider the projection P: A _𝔤 → Â _𝔥. Then, we calculate explicity the pull-back of the differential operator in G attached to an element h in 𝔥 modulo Ker P.     

On a Class of Hungarian Semigroups and the Factorization Theorem of Khinchin

Let G be a connected reductive Lie group and K be a maximal compact subgroup of G. We prove that the semigroup of all K-biinvariant probability measures on G is a strongly stable Hungarian semigroup. Combining with the result [see Rusza and Szekely⁽⁹⁾], we get that the factorization theorem of Khinchin holds for the aforementioned semigroup. We also prove that certain subsemigroups of K-biinvariant measures on G are Hungarian semigroups when G is a connected Lie group such that Ad G is almost algebraic and K is a maximal compact subgroup of G. We also prove a p-adic analogue of these results.     

Unitary Units Satisfying a Group Identity

Let K be a nonabsolute field of characteristic p ≠ 2, G a locally finite group and KG its group algebra. Let ?: KG → KG denote the K-linear extension of an involution ? defined on G. In this article, we prove that if the subgroup 𝒰_?(KG), i.e., the ?-unitary units of KG, satisfies a group identity, then KG satisfies a polynomial identity. Moreover, in case the prime radical of KG is nilpotent, we characterize the groups G for which 𝒰_?(KG) satisfies a group identity.     

Factoring a Lie Group into a Compactly Embeddedand a Solvable Subgroup

 Let G be a real connected Lie group. A subgroup K is called compactly embedded if the closure of Ad(K) is compact in Aut(). If K is, in addition, maximal with respect to this property, then there exists a solvable subgroup S containing the nilradical such that and is the one-component of the center of G. (Received 1 June 1999; in revised form 28 December 1999)     

Coherent Continuation on the Category of (𝔤, K)-Modules

Abstract

Let 𝔤 be a complex semisimple Lie algebra. Let K be an algebraic group acting on the flag variety of 𝔤 with finitely many orbits. We give a geometric interpretation of the coherent continuation on the category of finitely generated (𝔤, K )-modules in terms of the intertwining functors on the category of K-equivariant 𝒟-modules.     

Non-Nilpotent Graph of a Group

We associate a graph 𝒩 _G with a group G (called the non-nilpotent graph of G) as follows: take G as the vertex set and two vertices are adjacent if they generate a non-nilpotent subgroup. In this article, we study the graph theoretical properties of 𝒩 _G and its induced subgraph on G \ nil(G), where nil(G) = {x ∈ G | ? x, y ? is nilpotent for all y ∈ G}. For any finite group G, we prove that 𝒩 _G has either |Z*(G)| or |Z*(G)| +1 connected components, where Z*(G) is the hypercenter of G. We give a new characterization for finite nilpotent groups in terms of the non-nilpotent graph. In fact, we prove that a finite group G is nilpotent if and only if the set of vertex degrees of 𝒩 _G has at most two elements.     

Restrictions of Symmetric Invariants of a Complex Semisimple Lie Algebra and Some Applications

Let 𝔤 be a finite-dimensional complex semisimple Lie algebra and σ an arbitrary semisimple automorphism of 𝔤. Let 𝔱 be a Cartan subalgebra of 𝔨 = 𝔤^σ and 𝔥 =Z _𝔤(𝔱) be the centralizer of 𝔱 in 𝔤. Then 𝔥 is a σ-invariant Cartan subalgebra of 𝔤 and 𝔱 = 𝔥^σ. Let W(𝔤, 𝔥) be the Weyl group. One knows that Δ(𝔤, 𝔱), the set of roots of 𝔤 in 𝔱, is also a root system. It is proved that the corresponding Weyl group W(𝔤, 𝔱) is isomorphic to W(𝔤, 𝔥)^σ, which is the subgroup of W(𝔤, 𝔥) consisting of those elements commuting with σ. It is also shown that the image of the restriction map S(𝔥*) ^{W(𝔤, 𝔥)} → S(𝔱*) ^{W(𝔨, 𝔱)}, where S(𝔥*) and S(𝔱*) are the polynomial algebras on 𝔥 and 𝔱, respectively, is exactly S(𝔱*) ^{W(𝔤, 𝔱)}. Based on the above result, we also get a complete classification of the pairs (𝔤, σ) such that 𝔤^σ is noncohomologous to zero in 𝔤.     

Automorphisms of Relatively Free Nilpotent Lie Algebras

Let L be a relatively free nilpotent Lie algebra over ? of rank n and class c, with n ≥ 2; freely generated by a set 𝒵. Give L the structure of a group, denoted by R, by means of the Baker–Campbell–Hausdorff formula. Let G be the subgroup of R generated by the set 𝒵 and N _Aut(L)(G) the normalizer in Aut(L) of the set G. We prove that the automorphism group of L is generated by GL _n (?) and N _Aut(L)(G). Let H be a subgroup of finite index in Aut(G) generated by the tame automorphisms and a finite subset X of IA-automorphisms with cardinal s. We construct a set Y consisting of s + 1 IA-automorphisms of L such that Aut(L) is generated by GL _n (?) and Y. We apply this particular method to construct generating sets for the automorphism groups of certain relatively free nilpotent Lie algebras.     

Group gradings on the Lie and Jordan superalgebras Q(n)

We classify gradings by arbitrary abelian groups on the classical simple Lie and Jordan superalgebras Q(n), n ≥ 2, over an algebraically closed field of characteristic different from 2 (and not dividing n + 1 in the Lie case): Fine gradings up to equivalence and G-gradings, for a fixed group G, up to isomorphism.     

Right Coideal Subalgebras of Quantized Universal Enveloping Algebras of Type G 2*

In this article we describe the right coideal subalgebras containing all group-like elements of the two-parameter quantum group U _q (𝔤), where 𝔤 is a simple Lie algebra of type G ₂, while the main parameter of quantization q is not a root of 1. As a consequence, we determine that there are precisely 60 different right coideal subalgebras containing all group-like elements. If the multiplicative order t of q is finite, t > 4, t ≠ 6, then the same classification remains valid for homogeneous right coideal subalgebras of the two-parameter version of the small Lusztig quantum group u _q (𝔤).     

Derivations,automorphisms, and representations of complex ω-Lie algebras

Let (𝔤,ω) be a finite-dimensional non-Lie complex ω-Lie algebra. We study the derivation algebra Der(𝔤) and the automorphism group Aut(𝔤) of (𝔤,ω). We introduce the notions of ω-derivations and ω-automorphisms of (𝔤,ω) which naturally preserve the bilinear form ω. We show that the set Der_ω(𝔤) of all ω-derivations is a Lie subalgebra of Der(𝔤) and the set Aut_ω(𝔤) of all ω-automorphisms is a subgroup of Aut(𝔤). For any three-dimensional and four-dimensional nontrivial ω-Lie algebra 𝔤, we compute Der(𝔤) and Aut(𝔤) explicitly, and study some Lie group properties of Aut(𝔤). We also study representation theory of ω-Lie algebras. We show that all three-dimensional nontrivial ω-Lie algebras are multiplicative, as well as we provide a four-dimensional example of ω-Lie algebra that is not multiplicative. Finally, we show that any irreducible representation of the simple ω-Lie algebra C_α(α≠0,?1) is one-dimensional.     

Nilpotent 1‐factorizations of the complete graph

For which groups G of even order 2n does a 1‐factorization of the complete graph K_2n exist with the property of admitting G as a sharply vertex‐transitive automorphism group? The complete answer is still unknown. Using the definition of a starter in G introduced in 4 , we give a positive answer for new classes of groups; for example, the nilpotent groups with either an abelian Sylow 2‐subgroup or a non‐abelian Sylow 2‐subgroup which possesses a cyclic subgroup of index 2. Further considerations are given in case the automorphism group G fixes a 1‐factor. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Combin Designs     

Representations of Loop Kac-Moody Lie Algebras

We study representations of the Loop Kac-Moody Lie algebra 𝔤 ?A, where 𝔤 is any Kac-Moody algebra and A is a ring of Laurent polynomials in n commuting variables. In particular, we study representations with finite dimensional weight spaces and their graded versions. When we specialize 𝔤 to be a finite dimensional or affine Lie algebra we obtain modules for toroidal Lie algebras.     

Verifying Huppert's Conjecture for PSL3(q) and PSU3(q 2)

Let G be a finite group and cd(G) be the set of irreducible character degrees of G. Bertram Huppert conjectured that if H is a finite nonabelian simple group such that cd(G) = cd(H), then G ? H × A, where A is an abelian group. We examine arguments to verify this conjecture for the simple groups of Lie type of rank two. To illustrate our arguments, we extend Huppert's results and verify the conjecture for the simple linear and unitary groups of rank two.     

Characterization of 3-Rewritable Finite Nilpotent Groups

Let n be an integer greater than 1. A group G is said to be “ n-rewritable” whenever for every n elements x ₁,…,x _n of G, there exist distinct permutations τ, σ on the set {1,2,…, n} such that x _τ(1) ··· x _τ(n) = x _{σ (1)} ··· x _{σ (n)}. In this article, we complete the classification of 3-rewritable finite nilpotent groups and prove that a finite nilpotent group G is 3-rewritable if and only if G has an abelian subgroup of index 2 or the derived subgroup has order < 6.     

Fitting Height of a Finite Group with a Metabelian Group of Automorphisms

Let M = FH be a finite group that is a product of a normal abelian subgroup F and an abelian subgroup H. Assume that all elements in M?F have prime order p, and F has at most one subgroup of order p. Examples of such groups are dihedral groups for p = 2 and the semidirect product of a cyclic group F by a group H of prime order p such that C _F (H) = 1 or |C _F (H)| =p and C _{F/C F (H)}(H) = 1. Suppose that M acts on a finite group G in such a manner that C _G (F) = 1. We prove that the Fitting height h(G) of G is at most h(C _G (H))+ 1. Moreover, the Fitting series of C _G (H) coincides with the intersection of C _G (H) with the Fitting series of G.